Friday Five: Your family weekend guide, Oct. 1-2

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are five fun, family-friendly events happening around the Bay Area.

1) Fiesta del Arte en el Parque, San Francisco. Celebrate Latin American culture during Hispanic Heritage Month. This arty party includes live entertainment, cultural cuisine and Day of the Dead craft projects. Art activities include painting a Calaca, the traditional skull decoration, and making paper flowers. And of course it’s not a party without face painting! Sat., 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. $5 suggested donation. All ages. More info.

2) Oaktoberfest in the Dimond, Oakland. Along with the tented beer garden, food vendors, and bands, is an area for kids to join in the festivities. There will be a Root Biergarten, featuring root beer and ice cream, along with craft projects and kids’ entertainment on the family stage. There’s lots to do before saying “Auf Wiedersehen!” MacArthur Blvd. at Fruitvale Ave. Sat., 11:00 am – 6:00 pm. Free. All ages. More info.

3) Save the Music Festival, Belmont. Listen to music by kids in elementary school through high school, and college students, too, in a Battle of the U.C. Marching Bands featuring Berkeley and Davis. The extensive Children’s Area activities will include tie-dye and frisbee spin art, along with bounce houses, train rides, and slides. They also run a world famous Musical Instrument Petting Zoo. Don’t worry, they don’t bite! Twin Pines Park. Sun., 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. $5 per adult. $2 per child. All ages. More info.

4) Concert for Kids, Sausalito. Bring a blanket and snacks, and grab a spot on the lawn for this outdoor concert! One of Marin’s beloved children’s performers, Christopher Smith, will be singing, and getting your kids to laugh, dance, and sing along all morning. And after they sing, they can swing at the playground! Robyn Sweeny Park. Sat., 10:30 am. Free. All ages. More info.

5) Drop-In Science, San Francisco. We all know kids love to make noise! How about letting them learn more about it? Let them explore the science of different types of sound, while creating their own musical instrument to take home. Noise never sounded so good. Randall Museum. Children seven and under need to be accompanied by an adult. Sat., 10:30 am – 11:30 am. $4 per child. All ages. More info.

The Friday Five is brought to you by RedTricycle, a website offering cool things for parents to see, eat, make and do with their kids around the Bay Area.